National Republican., 1887-12-21

Some day this week there will be public
reception and exhibition at the works OF
the Perfection Heat and Light Company,
No AL G street northwest, opposite the
pension building. This exhibit will take
place by order OF the board OF managers TO
afford the public in general, and experts 10
particular, an opportunity TO examine the
scientific demonstration made under the
patents of the company by which an even,
safe, and satisfactory heat may be produced
without coal or wood, and also tha, illumi.
natirg gas may b, manufactured by N,
same system at the same tins upon vour
own premises, and at about one thiri mo
nopoly rates.
These claims rather stagger you, don't
they2
Anyhow. they suggest lot OF "cai you
do sop or twill II do this :" or "woit II
do that2''
Now, you might as well understand he.
fore you come that there are some intyrro-
cations which will be-yes, drc--asksd hun.
dreds OF times every day. will admit thay
are natural queries, but they are easily All,
swered by equally natural deductions tf
reason and common sense. Aud II you will
post yourself little by running through
them It will aid you in quickly penetrating
the principle involved In the demonstrd.
tions.
Is there any chance Of explosion
Positively none, for the reason that the
gas ie generated In retorts fed by gauges
which act In obedience to necessary regula-
tion. The gas is the result OF ignited OIL
which follows the law OF gravitation, aud
the delicate construction OF the gauges
(protected by natural pressure from any
action Of retraction) only admits what oil is
necessary to produce au even supply OF
fuel.
Is there any smellp
There Is q tri6e when you first iEoite the
oil, and the smell Will continue until the
smoke loses Itself In the generated gas--i
period Of three minutes at the outside.
Csn the fire be left alone?
With just as much safety as you would
leave student lamp burning on your
library table.
What kind of stove must be used?
Any kind you happen to have in the
bouse, or any kind there is made In the
world, from an air tight to an open CRATE.
What kind OF oil must be usede
Any kiud Of mineral OIL. 1t makes no
diflererce what the grade.
Can more than one stove be operated at
q time?
One oil tank will, with proper pipe con.
nections, supply every stove you have In
The house-whethcr 1t be one or fifty.
How lopg does II take to get up fre9
About three minutes.
How long does 1t take TO put out fire
About one second.
Whatdoes II cost to run one stove?
About one and one-h half cents an hour.
What does II cost to make the complete
attachment to stove9
About $l2.
Is there anything unsafe about ftp
The company will give 81 900 In gold for
the demonstration OF a scientific or practi-
cal weakness.
Where can you see one Of these stoves In
operation
At 93S F street or at AL G street.
When?
From Sa. m. until 6 p. m. every week day.
These questions ana answers listened to
the other day while l was waiting for an
interview with one OF the officers Of the
company, and they seemed SO compreheu-
sive and exhaustive, and appeared to com.
prise all the why's and wherefores go COM
pletely that jotted them down. know
how perfectly natural It is for any new
thing-no matter how praclical-to sug-
gest certain possible contingencies which an
iIquiring mind must consider, and have
satisfactorily explained, before Judgment
cen he exercised regarding real merit.
have imagined your questions and an
swertd them.
Now go and look at the heater.
Rtrry EpRn